Mollie Makes: Feathered Friends - Giveaway Winner

Thanks to everyone who entered the giveaway to win a copy of Mollie Makes: Feathered Friends!

The winner is.... Debora who said "Looking forward to have my book... I'll be the lucky one!" -  the power of positive thinking, huh? :)

Psst - The lovely folks at Mollie Makes are giving away 25 copies of Feathered Friends this week, so if you missed out in my giveaway, don't be sad! (the Mollie Makes giveaway closes on June 20th).

Giveaway: Mollie Makes: Feathered Friends

As I mentioned yesterday, I've got a copy of Mollie Makes: Feathered Friends (published by Collins & Brown) to give away!

And you don't have to be in the UK to enter - the publisher is happy to send it internationally :)

Just leave a comment on this blog post for your chance to win! Leave your comment before 10pm on Friday 14th June, and I'll pick the winners at random on Saturday 15th June.

Please make sure you leave a name or pseudonym (no anonymous comments please!) and leave a blog link, Twitter username, Etsy username or email address so I can contact you. 

If I'm unable to contact the winner within two weeks, I will pick someone else. If you're leaving a comment with your Blogger profile, please remember that you need to have your profile set to public for me to be able to get in touch with you. If you have problems leaving a comment here on my blog, you can enter via my shop's contact form instead.

Update: this giveaway is now closed.

My Projects from Mollie Makes Feathered Friends

Mollie Makes: Feathered Friends is published today in the UK, hurrah!

As you've probably guessed from the title, all the projects in the book are bird-themed. There are 20 projects, covering a mix of different crafts - sewing, knitting, crochet, paper-crafting, etc.

I was delighted to be asked to contribute a couple of felt-y projects to the book. Those of you with super memories might remember me working on a colourful secret project last summer... well, I was working on my projects for this book :)

The finished book is lovely, and includes designs by loads of designers & crafters I really admire, including Clare Youngs, Eline Pellinkhof, Mollie Johanson, Kirsty Elson, and Emily Peacock. I'm thrilled to find my work in such great company!

Wanna see my projects in the book?

There's a trio of "3D Felt Flying Parrots" to hang on your wall - I think the parrots would also look great sewn onto things like cushions.

And there's a "Felt Applique Cockerel Cosy", with a trio of matching coasters - inspired by the traditional Polish craft of paper cutting. (Again, if you didn't want to make a coffee cosy and coasters you could use the motifs to decorate lots of other things!). 

I'm so pleased with how both these projects turned out (I hope you guys like them too!).

As well as the tutorials in the book (which all have step by step instructions and photos) there are also a couple of sections with ideas and inspiration for other birdie projects and though the templates in the book need enlarging it also includes info on where you can get the full size versions to download and print which I think is a great idea.

Each designer is also introduced with a photo and a bit of info about them, so you can check out their website or blog and discover even more crafty goodness. Look! It's me! :)

Mollie Makes: Feathered Friends is published by Collins & Brown, and is available from Love Crafts, Amazon UK and lots of other bookshops. (The US edition is due to be published later this summer).

And guess what, Collins & Brown have offered me a copy to giveaway to one lucky reader! Woohoo! Check back here tomorrow for the giveaway post...

[P.S. Just to let you know, the Amazon links in this post are affiliate links]